Brass Strand of Beads

Gold-toned washers by the handful, arranged by gravity and good manners.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Brass beads are generally made by casting in small molds or by the lost-wax method, then strung in lengths that are worn or traded. Many flat disc beads form fat, ridged cords that cross and double back. The colour runs from honey gold to dark umber where grime has settled. A pale grey tuft of fibre sits in the hollow of the pile.

Plain as bread, and about as hard to put down.